CHAPTER　　V　 TRANSPORTATION,　CUSTOMS　EXAMINATION　AND　QUARANTINE
INSPECTION OF POSTAL MATERIALS
　@@　 Article　　26.　　Transportation　　units　　operating　railways,
highways,　waterways　 and　airlines　shall　all have the responsibility
of　carrying　and　transporting　 postal　 materials,　and　shall ensure
priority　to　transporting　postal　materials　at　preferential　freight
charges.
　 @@　　Article　 27.　 When　 postal　 enterprises　 transfer　 postal
materials　 in　railway　 stations,　 airports and ports, transportation
units　concerned　shall　make　 coordinated　arrangement　of　space　and
in-and-out　passageways　for loading and unloading postal materials.
　@@　 Article　28.　Ships　with　special　postal marks, postal vans and
postal　staff　 shall　be given priority in entering and departing ports
and　crossing　on　ferries.　Postal　vehicles　with special postal marks
which　need　to　pass　through　a　lane　closed to traffic or to stop in
no-parking　sections　of　the　road　shall　be　verified and approved by
the competent department concerned for passing or parking.
　@@　 Article　29.　When　transported　by　sea,　postal materials shall
not be included in arrangements for sharing common sea losses.
　@@　 Article　 30.　 Postal　enterprises　shall　not　post　or deliver
international　postal　 articles　 that　are not examined and allowed to
pass　by　the　Customs.　The　Customs　shall　supervise　the　entry　and
exit,　 opening,　sealing　and　dispatching　of international mail bags.
Postal　enterprises　shall　inform the Customs　of　their business hours
in　advance,　and the Customs shall promptly send officials to supervise
on-the-spot checking and examination.
　@@　 Article　 31.　 Postal　materials　that are subject to health and
quarantine　inspections　 or　animal　and　plant　quarantine inspections
according　to　law shall　be sorted out and quarantined under the charge
of　quarantine　offices;　no　 transportation　 and　delivery　shall　be
conducted　by　postal　enterprises　without　a　permit from a quarantine
office.
CHAPTER VI COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES
　@@　 Article　 32.　 Users　may　present　receipts and inquire, within
one　year　counting　 from　 the date of the posting or remitting, about
vouchered　postal　materials　 and　remittances which they handed in for
posting　or　remitting　at　the　 postal　enterprises　or　their　branch
offices　that took in the postal materials　or accepted the remittances.
Postal　enterprises　or　branch　offices shall　inform　inquirers of the
results　 of　inquiry　within　the　time　limit　set　by　the　competent
department of postal services under the State Council.
　If　 no　 result　is found within the time limit for responding to the
inquiry,　postal　 enterprises　shall　make　compensation　first or take
remedial　measures.　Within　 a　 year　counting from the date of making
such　compensation,　if　it is ascertained　that　the　circumstance　for
which　 the　 compensation was made conforms　with either item 2 or item
3　of　Article　34　of　this　Law, the postal enterprises shall have the
right to recall the compensation.
　@@　 Article　 33.　 For　 losses,　 damage,　 destruction　or missing
contents　of　vouchered　 postal　 materials,　 postal enterprises shall
make　compensation　or take remedial measures according to the following
stipulations:
　(1)　 For　 registered　 mail, compensation shall be made according to
standard　amounts　 formulated　by　the　competent　department of postal
services under the State Council.
　(2)　 For　 insured　 postal　 materials　 which　are　lost or totally
damaged　or　destroyed,　 compensation　 shall　be made according to the
insurance　coverage.　For　 missing　 contents　 or　 partial　damage or
destruction　of　insured　postal　materials,　compensation shall be made
according　to　the　actual losses of the postal　materials, based on the
ratio　between　the insurance coverage and the whole value of the postal
materials.
　(3)　 For　 uninsured　 postal　parcels,　compensation　shall　be made
according　to　the　 actual　 damages　 due　 to　 loss　 of such postal
parcels,　but　the maximum compensation　shall　not　exceed　the　amount
formulated　 by　 the　competent department of postal services under the
State Council.
　(4)　 For　 other　 types　of vouchered postal materials, compensation
shall　be　made　 or　remedial　measures taken according to the measures
provided　for　by　the competent department of postal services under the
State Council.
　@@　 Article　　34.　　Postal　　enterprises　　shall　 not　 be　held
liable　for compensation, if one of the following situations occurs:
　(1) losses of ordinary postal materials;
　(2)　 losses　 of vouchered postal materials caused by the user or due
to some characteristic of the posted articles per se;
　(3)　　losses　of　vouchered　postal　materials,　other　than　postal
remittances and insured postal materia